Support Your Fellow Scouts

The WCCS Varsity Boys Soccer semi-final game vs. Gananda HS will be played at home on Saturday, October 28th at 6:00pm. Come on out and cheer for your fellow scouts. Players include Troop 140 Scouts, Mark H., Nick M., and Greg A.

Troop Overnighter Postponed

The campout scheduled for October 28-29 has been postponed due to the forecast for bad weather and the Wheatland-Chili Boys Soccer Sectional game on Saturday. Stay tuned for the new date. This event will most likely be moved from lean-to camping to lodge camping. A "Father/Son" campout was suggested.

Friendly Reminder...

There will be a Court of Honor on Monday night, October 23 beginning at 7:00pm. It will be followed by refreshments and a brief "kick-off" meeting. Wear your full class A uniforms including Merit Badge sashes. New and "Old" Arrowmen...don't forget your sashes. Families and friends are always invited.

Board of Review Scheduled

There will be a Board of Review on Monday, October 16, 7:00pm at the Legion for those scouts who have fulfilled all the necessary requirements for advancement to the next rank. It is encouraged that all available Troop committee members attend and participate.

Merit Badge University Update

As of 10/11/06 the following classes still have openings:

Cit. in Community - AM CLOSED, PM OPEN

Cit. in Nation - AM CLOSED, PM CLOSED

Cit. in World - AM CLOSED, PM CLOSED

Emergency Prep. - AM OPEN, PM OPEN

Personal Management - AM CLOSED, PM OPEN

Family Life - AM OPEN, PM OPEN

A Message From Scoutmaster Al Hellaby

"Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a GREAT summer. Now that fall is in the air and we gave you all a little extra time to get settled back into the school routine, it is time to start thinking Scouts. Our first meeting of the season is October 23rd at 7:00 PM. We are going to start out the year with a Court of Honor, so everyone can get those merit badges from summer camp. Also if there are any of you ready to advance you will need to get to me before the end of this week so there is time to schedule a Board of Review. We will also discuss this coming year's calendar as we have cut back the number of meetings due to the fact most all of your advancement will be based on merit badge work.

There is a Merit Badge University planned for Saturday, November 4. If you are interested you need to let me know ASAP as classes are filling up fast. I am hoping to get some of our committee members to run a class or two that day so there will be more space for everyone who wants to participate. Info can also be found on our website at www.Troop140BSA.com.

If you have any questions please give me a call and I hope to see you soon."

Thanks,

Mr. Hellaby

Activities scheduled for the month of October will include a Court of Honor and an Overnighter.

A Court of Honor will be held Monday night, Oct. 23. The awards ceremony will include rank advancement and Merit Badges earned over the Summer at Massawepie. It's not too late to finish up "partial" merit badges. Please contact me at ScouterMark@aol.com or call when you are available to finish up Family Life MB and/or Cit. in the Community MB.
Contact your other MB counselors if you desire to have those completed. Deadline to hand in Blue Cards to Mr. Hellaby is Wed. Oct. 18. Refreshments will be served after the ceremony followed by a short troop meeting. Open to all...bring your family and friends.

A Troop overnighter is planned for the weekend of Oct. 28-29. We will most likely be lean-to camping at either Camp Cutler or Sam Wood. Activities on Saturday may include rifle shooting, archery, trail hiking, and mudball. We will be patrol cooking. Prepare for the weather. Details to follow. Visit www.Troop140BSA.com

A typical Camp Cutler Lean-To

Boy Scout Troop 140 Eagle Scout Project

A small group of available scouts, scouters, and friends spent a nice sunny Saturday recently working on Nick M.'s Eagle project. The project focused on color marking the network of trails at Oatka Creek Park (Scottsville) in the Town of Wheatland. The goal of this project is to keep park users safe and from getting lost.

There are other projects currently being created to benefit the community.

If you would like more information, please go to the Troop website at www.Troop140BSA.com

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